Metal end structure for railway cars



Aug. 19 1924.

G. 5.l GILPIN METAL END STRUCTURE FOR RAILWAY CARSv 2 Smets-sheet 1 Filed Oct. l, 1920,

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Patented Aug. i9, 1924.

UNITI-:D STATES :Pars-Nr for-Fics GARTH e. GILIJIN, or RIVERSIDE, inLrNoIs, l/itsszieiionfro Wir-LTER I'. MURPHY, yor

' CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

`IIE'JIAI'J ,END STRUCTURE FOR RAILWAY CARS.'

Application filed y(Matcher 1, `1920. f Serial No. .413;987.-

particularly to metal end'structures ferrailway cars.

The ends of railway cars for carrying freight are subject to ygreat strains and stresses caused by thefrshifting ofthe cargo in the starting, stopping and switching of the train and also torsional strainscause'd by the weaving of the car while .th'etrai'n is in motion.A 'It is the object of this invention `to .provide an end that is simpl'evand inexpensive to manufacture, that canbefreadily applied to both old and new wooden or metal box cars, gondola cars, stock cars and other cars used for similar purposes which will from its form and contour be 'particularly adapted to resist the intern-al and external impacts, stresses and strains vthat may be imposed upon it. e

While the preferred forni ofthis invensheets of drawing, yet it is to bey understood that minor detail changes may be vmade without departingy fromthe ,scopethereof In the drawings:y Figure l is a view in end y'elevation of this improved end as applied to afsinglesheath box car.

Figure 5 is an enlargedifragmentary ver#` tical sectionalview of the end sill connection rtaken on the line `5e5 of Figure 1.

In accordance withtliis invention the exterior end is formed of-iiietal sheets or pan-els l extending from side to side, overlapping and riveted together at theirmeetingfedges and i'ilanged at their side edges, which fianges are adapted to be secured to the sideplates 2,

side-sill 13 andsidevsheathing 3. A middle endfpost or .strut 4t is provided which isfvin the 'form of a channel having flanges 5 ,ex-

tending in opposite directions frointhe ends of the respective sides ofthe channel in line with the ends ofthe side wallsfeofk the car, aiidhaviiigthe web of the channel engaging the panelsy 1 forming theexterior car end and.y secured thereto by a series of rivets pass- .ing through jthemiddle of the .panel and kceiiterkof the web. Intermediate end posts 6 may be provided on ea-clif.side preferably half-way between themiddle end post and car. sides of rolled shapesof Z bar like form @of lesser 1 depth than the middle end post having `oppositely extending flanges kWith the flanges towards the centeriof the end on leach post secured by aseriesof rivets; to vthe intermediate portions of the end panels 1. A wooden interior,l endor lining 7 is `secured totheend postsc andy 6 by yatseriesofgbolts` passing through the lining and interior flangesof theposts, asshown in Figure 3, theiniddle end post will performits function as a strut whetherforenot it 4is attached vtion is .illustrated upon the accompanying tothe exteriormetallicpanelor theI interior [wooden lining, nevertheless such `attachments maybe desirableto hold the parts of vibration of the car in motion.

, The lining 7 lies inthe planebetween the ends of the' car sides, the middle endjpost is arranged exterior 'thereto and, as the panels middle end post so that the exterior and interior walls merge to a common plane or line of contact and rtheir flangediedges embracey the ends of the car" sides, and, therefore, the

y,end forms in effect a truss throughoutlits extent,- the panels acting as tension: members and the Vlining as compression members to interior impacts orfblows and yvice versa upon receiving #exterior .blows, the iii-iddle end post constitutinga-stiait- `/TheJends of the lini'ng'fboards 7 abut. against-the vertical are exterior tothefend post, each panel is 1 `bent on vertical lineson each sidefof the edge flanges of the panel so that the tension and compression members of the truss will properly function.

The middle end post or strut is here shown positioned vertically. However, it may be positioned horizontally and still come within the scope of this invention as the Wooden lining and metallic panel would still act as compression and tension members respectively, of the truss. If positioned horizontally the strut need not necessarily be placed midway between the top and bottom of the panel but may be placed nearer the floor where the greater impacts are received. In this lower position it would still act as a strut. Y

The upper edge of the upper end plate is preferably flanged as shown in Figure 2, with the flanges 8 on each side of the middle end post increasing in width towards the car sides. These flanges terminate short of the side plates 2 and` rest upon and are bolted to angle irons 9 which in turn are bolted to the side plates. The ridge l0 yof the roof passes under the flange of the upper panel and is secured by angle iron 11 to the web of fthe middle end post 4, as shown in Figure 4. The space between the top 'of the i middle and intermediate end posts t and G, and lwith the lowerredge of the panel l secured on vthe'exterior of said arm, as shown in Figure 5. Any convenient form of end sill may be used o r themiddle end post may be attached directly to the longitudinal tomto the frame members of thercar because j it then becomes a beam. ,The car end as an entirety then has the dual strength of the truss and the beam.

What I claim is: y

l. In a freight car, thecombination with the car sides and interior end lining, of end posts of different depths exterior of the y lining, and a metal end secured eXteri'orly to the end posts and to the car sides, the

opposite sides of which are at an angle to 3. In a freight car, the combination with the car sides and interior end lining, of a The end sill may bey ymiddle end post inthe form of a flanged Achannel and flanged intermediate end posts of lesserdepth exterior of the lining with the flanges of the middle end post and a flange of each intermediate end post secured to the lining, a metal end secured eXteriorly to the end posts and to the car sides, the opposite sides of which are at an angle to each other, and an end sill in the form of an angle iron supporting the bottoms of the end posts and secured thereto and to the bottom edge of the metal end.

- 5. In a freight car, the combination with the car sides, side plates and interior end lining, of a middle end post in theform of'a flanged channel and flanged intermediate end posts of lesser depth exterior of the lining with the flanges of the midle end post and a flange of each intermediate end post secured to the lining, a metal end secured exteriorly to the end posts and to the car sides, the opposite sides of which are at an angle to each other, an end sill in the form of an angle iron supporting the bottoms of the end posts, secured thereto and to the bottom edge of the metal end, and flanges on the upper edge of the metal end secured to the side plates.

6. An end for a railway car comprising a wooden interior end wall, a metallic eX- terior end wall, and a vertical strut positioned therebetween, said end walls converging substantially to a line of contact.

7. An end fora railway car comprising awooden interior end wall, a metallic eX- terior end wall, and a strut positioned therebetween, said end walls converging substantially to a line 'of contact..

8. In arailway car the combination of a roof frame member, an underframe member, a vertical strut having its ends secured to said members, an' interior wooden end wall,

an exterior metallic end wall, said struty positioned between said end walls, said end `walls converging substantially to a line of converging substantially to a line of contact.

l0. In a railway carthe combination of sidewalls, a wooden interior end wall, a

metallic exterior end Wall having vertical anges overlapping said side Walls, Wherehy said Wooden end Walls abut against Said flange7 said end Walls converging substantially to a line of contact.

11. An end for a railway car comprising an interior end Wall, an eXteriore-nd Wall, and a strut positioned therebetween, said exterior Wall deflected adjacent said strut so that said end Wallys converge together adjacent the side Walls of the car-` 12. An endv for a railway car comprisingl an interior end Wall, an exterior end Wall,

and a strut positioned therebetween, one of y i ysaid Walls deflected adjacent said strut so that fsaid end Walls converge together adjacent the side Walls of the car.

GARTH Gr. GILPIN. 

